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was, for I saw the smoke. Seymour Doty said the smoke I saw was 

 from the stovepipe, where an old man had been burning straw. I 

 asked him if there was not some fire or smoke up at the dam which 

 was about one-half a mile from the shanty. He said there was not, 

 for he had just come from there; had been after his fish pole, and that 

 his feet were wet where he crossed the brook. We went up to the dam 

 and found the fire burning about 10 rods westerly. I should say that 

 this fire was started the day before, and there were men's tracks in the 

 ashes. About eight lods west there was another fire which had been 

 set about an hour before I got there, the smoke from which we saw at 

 the Littlejohn shanty. We subdued it as well as we could. The duff 

 was very deep. I went to the Noble shanty and looked it over. I do 

 not think there had been any straw in it for six months. 



Fulton County. 

 Henry Cool, firewarden for the town of Stratford, Fulton 

 county, reports: 



On April 30th a fire occurred near Hall's mill on lands belonging to J. 

 D. Ives and Willard Edick, burning over about 25 acres. No great 

 damage was done, as the land was mostly grown up to brush, etc. It 

 was extinguished by cutting brush, back firing and carrying water. 



On May 2d a forest fire occurred on Lot 33, Jerseyfield Patent, on 

 lands belonging to Charles Hall and the State. It burned over 15 or 

 20 acres, doing considerable damage to the standing timber; should say 

 about $50 damages. This fire originated through James Henneshaw 

 burning brush on his farm for the purpose of clearing land. It was 

 extinguished by raking up leaves, back firing and carrying water. 



On May 3d another fire occurred on this same lot, but farther west, 

 which burned over about five acres. No great damage was done. 

 This fire was supposed tc have been set by some fishermen, names not 

 known. It was extinguished by whipping it with brush and carrying 

 water. 



On May 14th a fire was discovered on the lands of Philip Smith which 

 burned over about 10 acres. No material damage. It originated 

 through Willard Edick burning brush to clear up land. It was 

 extinguished by a heavy rain, which came up shortly after I arrived on 

 the spot. 



On May 16th there was a forest fire on the lands of Jason Hall and a 

 part of Lot 62, Jerseyfield Patent. It burned over 25 or 30 acres, 

 doing no great damage, the land being covered with brush and scrubby 



